Draft-rigging for railway-cars.



No. 735,302. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903.

' T. W. SALING.

DRAFT RIGGING FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLIGATION fILED NOV. 7, 1902.

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No. 735.302. PATENTED AUG. 4.190s.

v T. W. SAILING. DRAFT RIGGING FOR RAILWAY oARs.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1902.

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1 UNITED STATES [PATENT Patented August 4, H505.

OFFICE.

THOMAS W. SALING, oF MARSHALL, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR oF ONE-FOURTH TO H. A.BELL, OF MARSHALL, TEXAS.

DRAFT-RIGGlNG FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,302, dated August4, 1903. Application filed November '7, 1902. Serial No. 130,455. (Nomodel.)

T0 at whom, itgmaly concern/.- Be it known that I,- THOMAS W. SALING, acitizen of theUnited States, residing at Marshall, in the county ofHarrison and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Draft-Rigging for Railway-Oars, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in draft-rigging for railway-cars.I6

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofdraft-rigging for railwaycars and to provide a simple and comparativelyinexpensive draft mechanism of great strength and durability adapted tobe readily applied to the framework of a car and capable of effectivelycushioning the carcoupling and of relieving the body of a car of shocksand strains. i

A further object of the inventionis to increase the cushioning efiect ofsuch mechanism and to provide a draft-rigging which may be connectedwith a car-body at the end only and also with the draft mechanism at theother end of the car when desired.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

,In the drawings,Figure 1 is a plan view of aportion of the frame of acar provided with draft mechanism constructed in accordance with thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 isaside elevation of the draft mechanism, the frame of the car being insection. Fig. 4: is a central longitudinal sectional view.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures ofthe drawings. t l

1 designates a car-coupling provided with a shank orjdrawbar 2, arrangedbetween a pair of metallic draft-beams 3, consisting of open-workmetallic frames or castings having flanged tops and bottoms-and providedat intervals with vertical eyes or openings 4 i'or'the reception ofbolts or other suitable fastening devices for securing the draft-beamstothe car-frame. The draft-beams are prefvice.

the draft-beams are provided with upper and lower recesses to receivethe transverse bars or braces of the car, as shown in Fig. 3.

Extending from the rear end of the shank or draw-bar 2 of thecar-coupling is a tail-pin 8, provided at its front end with a head9,10-

cated within the draw-bar and engaging the rear end thereof, as clearlyshown in Figs. 2 and 4; butthe tail-pin may be secured to the rear endof the draw-bar in any other desired manner. The tail-pin extendsthrough a pair of front and rear follower-plates l0 and 11, havingcentral and side springs interposed between them, as hereinafterexplained, and

the rear end of the tail pin is slotted to receive a key 12. or othersuitable fastening device for securing the tail-pin to a yoke 13. Theyoke 13, which is approximately U- shaped, has upper and lowerhorizontal portions and a front connecting portion, which is perforatedfor the reception of the rear portion of the tail-pin. The upper andlower sides of the yoke are perforated to receive a vertical belt or pin14., which also passes through upper and lower connecting plates or bars15 and which is secured to the same by a key 16 or other suitablefastening de- The rear end of the shank or drawbar is enlarged, and thisenlarged portion 17,

which is rectangular in cross-section, forms upper and lower shoulders18, which are engaged by flanges 19 of the front ends of the connectingplates or bars 15. The connecting plates or bars 15 have their frontends extended vertically to form the flanges 19, and they are perforatedfor the reception of a vertical bolt 20, which secures the connectingbars or plates to the shank or drawbar. The bolt 20 passes through aslot in the enlargement of the shank of the draw-bar and is locatedbetween the tail-pin and a transverse key 21, which connects the drawbarwith a pair of draft-rods 22.

The front and rear follower-plates 1O 11, which are arranged between thebars or plates 15, extend laterally from the same and have their endportions located within openings 23 of the draft-beams, and the centraland side springs are interposed between the follower-plates, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2. The central cushioning-springs 24 and 25 are disposedon the tail-pin, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and the side springs 26 and27 are located within the openings 23 of the draftbeams, the innercoiled springs 26 being supported by suitable studs or plugs 27, securedto the end portions of the follower-plates by bolts 28 and extendinginto the inner springs 26 as clearly shown in Fig. 2. When thecar-coupler is drawn outward, the rear follower-plates will engage thesprings and compress the same, and thereby cushion the drawhead, andwhen the car-coupler is pushed inward the front follower-plate willengage the springs and cushion the movement.

The draft-bars 22, which are located at the outer sides of thedraft-beams, are provided at their outer ends with enlargements or heads29 to receive the transverse draw-bar key 21, which extends throughslots of the draw-bar and the draft-beams, the slots 30 of thedraft-beams being of sufficient length to permit the necessary play ofthe draw-bar. The heads of the draft-rods are secured to the ends of thekey by means of suitable fastening devices 31, which may consist of pinsor be constructed in any other desired manner. The draft-rods extendthrough slots or openings of the ends 34 of the inner or rearfollower-plate and are threaded to receive nuts 35; but any otherdesired form of stop may I be provided for engaging the follower-plates,

and, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the draft-rods may be extendedto enable the draft mechanism at each end of a car to be connected.

It will be seen that the draft mechanism is exceedingly simple andinexpensive in construction, that it is adapted to be readily applied toa car, and that it possesses great strength and durability. It will alsobe apparent that the cushioning-springs are compactly and efiectivelyarranged and that the draft-rods, which are located at opposite sides ofthe draft mechanism, may extend to the inner follower-plates only or bemade continuous to permit the draft mechanism at each end of a car to beconnected.

What is claimed is 1*. In a device of the class described thecombination of a draw-bar, connecting-plates secured to the draw-bar andextending in ward therefrom, a yoke interposed between and connectingthe inner portions of the connecting-plates, follower-plates arrangedbetween the connecting-plates, a cushion interposed between thefollower-plates, and a tailpin connected with the draw-bar and with theyoke and extending through the followerplates, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a device of the class described the combination with a draw-bar,of draft-beams located at opposite sides of the draw-bar and providedwith openings, connecting-plates extending rearward from the draw-bar,follower-plates arranged between the connecting-plates and having theirend portions located within the openings of the draft-beams, central andside cushions interposed between the follower-plates and located betweenthe connecting-plates and in the openings of the draft-beams, and meansfor connecting the inner follower-plates with the connectingplates,substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described the combination with a draw-bar,of draft-beams located at opposite sides of the draw-bar and providedwith openings, connecting-plates secured to the draw-bar and extendinginward therefrom, a yoke interposed between and secured to theconnecting-plates, follower-plates extending through the space betweenthe conuecting-plates having their end portions arranged in the openingsof the draft-beams, and central and side cushions interposed within thefollower-plates and located in the space between the connectingplatesand in the openings of p the draftbeams, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described the combination with a draw-bar,of draft-beams located at opposite sides of the draw-bar and providedwith openings, connecting rplates secured to and extending from thedraw-bar, a yoke secured to the inner portions of the connectingplatesand interposed between the same, transverse follower-plates extendingthrough the space between the connecting-plates and having their endportions located in the openings of the draft-beams, central and sidesprings interposed between the follower-plates, a tail-pin extendingfrom the draw-bar and passing through the central springs, and studsmounted on the follower-plates and fitting in the central springs andsupporting the same, substantially asdescribed.

'5. In a device of the class described the combination with a draw-bar,of draft-beams located at opposite sides of the same, connecting-platessecured to and extending from the draw-bar, a yoke secured to andinterposed between the connecting-plates, follower-plates arrangedwithin the connectingplates, a tail-pin extending from the drawbar tothe yoke and passing through the latter, and a key engaging the tail-pinand arranged within the yoke, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the class described the combination of a draw-barprovided with a slot, draft-beams located at opposite sides of thedraw-bar and having slots, a key extending through the said slots,connecting-plates extending rearward from the draw-bar, follower-plates,means for connecting the inner follower-plate with theconnecting-plates, a cushion interposed between the followerplates, anddraft-rods extending from the inner follower-plate to the key andsecured to lo the latter, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS W. SALING. Witnesses:

JAMES L. BIRDSONG, J. F. NANNEST.

